Curriculum vitae
Personal details::
- Born:
14. January 1950 in Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, Great Britain - Citizenship:
British
Academic career:
- 1957 - 1969
Nottingham High School - 1969 - 1972
Corpus Christi College, Cambridge - 1972 - 1975
Magdalen College, Oxford - 1973 - 1979
Tutor at King's College, Cambridge - 1974 - 1975
Tutor at Oriel College, Oxford - 1973 - 1979
Professor for the recorder, R.C.M., London - 1975 - 1979
Professor for the history of music, R.C.M., London - 1976 - 1980
Head of the department for early music, R.C.M., London - 1979 - 1985
Artist-in-Residence, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri
Scholarships:
- Music Scholarship Corpus Christi, Cambridge
Artistic degrees:
- 1968
L.T.C.L. Piano (Lizenziat Trinity College of Music, London) - 1972
B.A. (Cantab.) - 1976
M.A. (Cantab.) - 1977
Hon. R.C.M. (Honorary Degree Royal College of Music, London)
- 2006
Philosophical Faculty, philosophy, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
Music administration:
- 1985 -
Musical director, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra San Francisco, Kalifornien - 1988
Musical director, Ojai Music Festival Ojai, Kalifornien - 1990 - 1992
Artistic advisor for the baroque department, Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, Sante Fe, New Mexico - 1991 -
Artistic director, Internationale Händel-Festspiele Göttingen - 1992 -
Artistic director and founder, Arcadian Academy, San Francisco, California - 1993 - 1996
Principal conductor, Drottningholm Court Theatre, Schweden - 1993 - 1998
First Guest Conductor, Scottish Opera, Schottland - 1999 - 2004
Conductor of the baroque series, St. Paul Chamber Orchestra - 2002 -
Artistic director, Irish Chamber Orchestra - 2003 - 2006
Artist-in-Residence, Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
Awards:
Diapason d’Or for:
- Matteis, „Ayres for the violin“ (Arcadian Academy)
- Matteis, „Ayres for the violin: Vol. 2“ (Arcadian Academy)
Gramophone Award for:
- Händel, „Susanna“ (Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra) (1991)
- Händel, „Ariodante“ (Production of the Göttinger Händel-Festspiele) (1996)
- Händel-Award of the Handel Festival in Halle
- Drottningholmstheterns Vanners Hederstecken
(Medal of honour of the Friends of the Drottningholm Court Theatre, Sweden)